Introduction to Corporate Finance

Laurence Booth, DBA, MBA, MA (Indiana University); BS (London School of Economics), is Professor of Finance and holds the CIT chair in structured finance at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. His major research interests are in corporate finance and the behaviour of regulated industries. He has published over 70 articles in numerous journals including Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, has co-authored a textbook on international business and two on corporate finance, and is on the editorial board of several academic journals.

Sean Cleary, CFA, is the BMO Professor of Finance at the Smith School of Business, Queen 's University. Dr. Cleary holds a PhD in finance from the University of Toronto, an MBA, is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, and is a former board member of both the Atlantic Canada and Toronto CFA societies. He has also completed the Professional Financial Planning Course (PFPC), the Canadian Securities Course (CSC), and the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) Mutual Fund Course.

Ian Rakita, CFA, started teaching in the Department of Finance at Concordia University 's John Molson School of Business in 1993 after extensive industry experience. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University, where he majored in mathematics, and his MBA from Concordia University. He earned his PhD from Concordia in 2000. During 1997-1998 he taught at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, where he received a commendation for teaching excellence. Dr. Rakita teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in corporate finance, fixed income securities, and derivatives. He has also taught courses in operations research and business statistics. His research interests are in the microstructure of new and secondary equity offerings as well as the efficiency of Canadian capital markets.